November 5: Philadelphia Phillies news and stories from around the web… Phillies’ free agent menu could include bullpen, outfielder, bench November 5 Philadelphia Daily News: “WHEN THE free-agent signing period opens Sunday, Ruben Amaro Jr. will be faced with that classic conundrum: What do you get for the baseball team that already has everything? OK, [More…]
October 29 Philadelphia Inquirer: “Jamie Moyer, Greg Dobbs, and Paul Hoover were removed from the Phillies‘ 40-man roster on Thursday. All three chose to become free agents. Dobbs‘ move is the most noteworthy. The 32-year-old utility infielder was eligible for arbitration, and the Phillies could have offered him a contract. Instead, they took him off [More…]
October 29 Philadelphia Daily News columnist Paul Domowitch: “THIS WAS a couple of weeks ago, right after the Eagles announced that they had swapped running backs with the Cleveland Browns, exchanging little-used Mike Bell for Jerome Harrison. Somebody asked general manager Howie Roseman to explain how he and head coach Andy Reid could have been so [More…]
July 2 Philadelphia Inquirer “The Flyers bypassed the marquee free agents on the first day of the signing period and made their biggest news Thursday by acquiring beefy Tampa Bay defenseman Andrej Meszaros for a second-round 2012 draft pick. In a dizzying day of wheeling and dealing, the Flyers re-signed restricted free-agent defenseman Braydon Coburn [More…]
July 1 Philadelphia Daily News “The landscape of the NBA’s Eastern Conference is about to change dramatically, though your local team will most likely be left standing on the sidelines while rosters change and superstars get new addresses. At midnight last evening, the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh became unrestricted free [More…]
June 30 Philadelphia Daily News “Essentially, there are two classes of players who could be available to the Phillies via trade or free agency – aging veterans who would come cheap, and brand-name quantities playing for struggling teams. Here’s a look at some realistic options in the wake of yesterday’s news that both Chase Utley [More…]